Metu'na'q
a Mi'kmaw adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest
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Created by The Sipu Tricksters of Sipekne’katik First Nation
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In collaboration with Zuppa
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Directed by: Richard "Krow Dog" Taylor
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In the summer of 2024, sixteen community members from Sipekne'katik First Nation, including Sipekne’katik youth, created Metu'na'q, an outdoor, community-driven production that weaves Mi’kmaw culture into Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Most likely written in 1610 - the same year England started to colonise what is now referred to as Canada - The Tempest’s characters Caliban and Ariel partially reflect Jacobean England's impressions of the Indigenous people of North and South America. The multi-generational cast engaged with traditional Mi’kmaw cultural practices and history to build all aspects of the production and interpret Caliban and Ariel’s stories through a Mi’kmaw lens.
August 2025 - Dates TBA
Come join us for a rumpus evening of sketch comedy at Cambridge Battery! Featuring the regional municipality's best sketch comedy folk and a closing improv set. Hosted by Jim Temple and Vanessa Allen. See you there!
The rain date for this event is August 5th. If weather is deemed unsuitable on July 28th, tickets will be moved to this date.
